trade in goods, agricultural products, merchandise, finished or semi-finished products, directly or indirectly, in particular through the purchase, management and operation of business assets, exploitation, chartering of ships, boats or related operations; study, creation, development, operation, management, administration, organization, financing, control of industrial, commercial, financial, agricultural, movable or immovable businesses or enterprises; acquisition, operation, sale and exchange of real estate, as well as the construction of buildings, either for its own needs, for sale or for rent, the company not being able to carry out operations prohibited by the LFAIE; use of the company's available capital and in particular the purchase, subscription or acquisition, issue, sale or negotiation of shares, securities and values, formation of associations, companies, syndicates or enterprises; granting of guarantees for the execution of enterprises, taking of participations, direct or indirect contribution to the creation of new companies, merger of existing companies, partial or total transfer of assets, provision of credit lines in favor of subsidiaries, sister companies and affiliated companies for commercial and asset acquisition operations, including in particular the request for issuance of guarantees, bonds, bid guarantees, performance guarantees, letters of credit and payment guarantees under its full responsibility on behalf of subsidiaries, sister companies and affiliated companies (cf. statutes for complete purpose).